AA Diary

host=guest ideal meets actual!!!

2008-10-16T14:37:00.000-07:00

This was a very analytical transaction with Saturn Virgo in the 3rd, Moon in Taurus and Jupiter in Capricorn. Nothing un-earned here!
Most notable insight was that bliss occurs when mind penetrates mind!! Flames illumines itself!

From Church of the East

2008-08-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

Ch. 81	Sentence 5
Beck	The Way of heaven sharpens but does no harm. The Way of the wise accomplishes without striving.
Blackney	God's Way is gain that works no harm; The Wise Man's way, to do his work Without contending for a crown.
Bynner	The way of life cleaves without cutting: Which, without need to say, Should be man's way.
Byrn	TheTao of Heaven nourishes by not forcing. The Tao of the Wise person acts by not competing.
Chan	The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
Cleary	The Way of heaven helps and does not harm. The Way for humans is to act without contention.
Crowley	The Dao of Heaven is like an Arrow, yet it wounds not; and the Wise Man, in all his works, makes no contention.
Hansen	The guide of nature: benefit and yet do not harm. The guide of Sages: deem-act and don't dispute.
LaFargue	"Heaven's Way: to benefit and not to harm." The Way of the Wise Person: to work and not contend.
Legge	With all the sharpness of the Way of Heaven, it injures not; with all the doing in the way of the sage he does not strive.
Lindauer	The tao of the heavens Benefitting yet without spoiling The tao of the sages Acting yet without contending.
LinYutan	The Tao of Heaven Blesses, but does not harm. The Way of the Sage Accomplishes, but does not contend.
Mabry	Heaven's Way is to nourish, not to harm. The Sage's way is to work, yet not to compete.
McDonald	Heaven's way is to sharpen and bless, all free from harm of cutting, And the wise man's way is to act and accomplish without contending or striving.
Merel	Nature flourishes at the expense of no one; So the sage benefits all men and contends with none.
Mitchell	The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.
Muller	The way of Heaven is to help and not harm.
Red Pine	the Way of Heaven is to help without harming the Way of the sage is to act without struggling
Ta-Kao	Therefore the Sage does not display his own merits.
Walker	The way of heaven: benefit all, harm none. The way of the sage: work for all, contend with none.
Wayism
Wieger	Heaven does good to all, doing no evil to anyone. The Sage imitates it, acting for the good of all, and opposing himself to no one.
World	Infinity manifests, nourishes and disintegrates forever. The sage flows in the peace and harmony of oneness with all things.
Wu	The Way of Heaven is to benefit, not to harm. The Way of the Sage is to do his duty, not to strive with anyone.

1st degree GD!

2008-05-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

http://www.zodiacal.com/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?astrolog%20-R%20-Xr%20-w%20-Xb%20_s%20-c%200%20qb%2005%2011%202008%2015:37%201%20+8%20123:00W%2045:00N%20-Xo%201210546445.bmp

http://www.angelfire.com/ab6/imuhtuk/gdfol/initia/Neophyte.htm

Light @ the end of the Tunnel...at last!

2008-05-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

cinco de mayo

Card Trick Vids

2008-05-04T17:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.robotace.com/vids2/rlk7/

refered from

http://21ace.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=832

found by searching

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22walk+around+false%22+cards

"walk around false" phrase found in this vid:

http://www.idkwtf.com/videos/latest-videos/cool-card-shuffle-tricks

(jesus... what a pain in the ass)

New Meds from Harborview Inpatient

2008-05-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Hemispheric Turn Around

2008-03-20T01:52:00.000-07:00

http://www.zodiacal.com/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?astrolog%20-R%20-Xr%20-w%20-Xb%20_s%20-c%200%20qb%2003%2019%202008%2013:00%201%20+8%20123:00W%2045:00N%20-Xo%201206003053.bmp

Feb 24th Tarot Card

2008-02-24T18:11:00.000-08:00

The Knight of Wands

This is a dynamic and active card, with a great deal of warm enthusiasm and gaiety flowing from its energy. Often insight and perception increase when it is influential. There are often sudden and unexpected shifts of energy, so that blockages are swept firmly out of your path, leaving you free to move forward in your chosen direction.

On a day ruled by this card, expect to be directed to take action to remove difficulties and resolve problems, and be open to guidance from wherever it happens to come. This card is sometimes known by the title "Lord of Lightning" and he will use life’s everyday tools to nudge you in the right direction. Don’t be surprised to receive guidance from odd sources, and pay close attention to what happens around you. Allow yourself to be alert to apparently random input which will give you clues and ideas that had not occurred to you before.

And then once you have picked up these signs, follow them diligently and determinedly - you’ll find they really pay off. Don’t put things on one side for further reference - as soon as you know what action to take, take it. Then sit back and wait for the next ‘nudge’!

Affirmation: I open myself to my own success.

Feb 24th Reading

2008-02-24T18:10:00.000-08:00

The I Ching:

Well of the Sages

Hexagram 48. The Well
You have received the forty-eighth hexagram:
The Well, also known as Drawing from the Well.
The symbol is wood below water: the image
to visualise is a bucket dipping into a well.
The Well symbolises the profound resources
that as human beings we have at our disposal.

In Taoist thought, the well is in fact a symbol
of the depths of our own universal being.
By accessing the well one may become
a source of inspiration for others, just as
animals gather around a watering hole.
But everything depends on the way one lifts the water:
the practice of drawing from the well is symbolised
by someone carefully lifting water up with a bucket.

The judgement of this hexagram is that: you should
draw deeply on your relationship to the Universal Source.
The I Ching teaches that each of us contains
the universe within in microcosm, and thus
every living being has an infinite reserve
to draw on: wisdom, inspiration, strength,
creativity, understanding, transcendence and love,
these are some of the contents of the Well.

Sometimes Salvation

2008-02-04T19:42:00.000-08:00

youtube link
To lessen my troubles
I stopped hanging out with relatives
And empty saviours like you
I wish I had a nickel for every miracle
That you easily tricked me into

You can lead a horse to water
But faith is another matter
So dont you surrender
Cause sometimes salvation
In the eye of the storm

Ive no time for accusations
Or conversations on all the bad, bad things you do.
Just a note from your jailor
Drugs and the relations
To all the people around you

You can lead a horse to water
But faith is another matter
So dont you surrender
Cause sometimes salvation
In the eye of the storm

Ive kept secret your superstitions
And all its twisted wisdom
That I fell into

Sister can you try and find me?

Shanes Chart

2008-02-01T19:05:00.001-08:00

Shanes Chart
Dees Chart?

Five ranks Tozan

2008-01-29T12:50:00.001-08:00

I. The Apparent within the Real:

Coming within the Absolute [sho-chu-hen]

The rank of "The Apparent within the Real" denotes the rank of the Absolute, the rank in which one experiences the Great Death, shouts "KA!" sees Tao, and enters into the Principle. When the true practitioner, filled with power from his secret study, meritorious achievements, and hidden practices, suddenly bursts through into this rank, " the empty sky vanishes and the iron mountain crumbles." "Above, there is not a tile to cover his head; below, there is not an inch of ground for him to stand on."

Uji

2008-01-29T12:46:00.000-08:00

Uji

The Time-Being

by Eihei Dogen Zenji

An ancient buddha said:

For the time being stand on top of the highest peak.
For the time being proceed along the bottom of the deepest ocean.
For the time being three heads and eight arms.
For the time being an eight- or sixteen-foot body.
For the time being a staff or whisk.
For the time being a pillar or lantern.
For the time being the sons of Zhang and Li.

For the time being the earth and sky.

"For the time being" here means time itself is being, and all being is
time. A golden sixteen-foot body is time; because it is time, there is the
radiant illumination of time. Study it as the twelve hours of the present.
"Three heads and eight arms" is time; because it is time, it is not separate
from the twelve hours of the present.

Oh yeah....My "clue"..

2007-12-18T11:06:00.000-08:00

Card 1: "The Four of Disks"

Card:

The Four of Disks: Power. Gain of money and influence. A present. Assured material gain, success, rank, dominion, earthly power completed but leading to nothing beyond. Prejudiced, covetous, suspicious, careful and orderly, but discontented. Little enterprise or originality.

Position:

1st: The significator. This cards represents you, the querant, either specificly or metaphorically. It can represent many aspects of your personality, including the emotional, the physical, and the spiritual.

So long and thanks for all the fish......

2007-12-18T11:04:00.002-08:00

http://www.zodiacal.com

forest links

2007-12-12T11:17:00.000-08:00

http://www.cascwild.org/index.html
http://fseee.org/
http://www.oregonwild.org/
http://www.forestcouncil.org/

The Triple Crown!!

2007-09-12T16:32:00.000-07:00

Mastered Burkes Barrage today!!!

Akasha's Two-Handed Totemic Narratives

2007-08-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

Akasha's Two-Handed Totemic Narratives
Showing at
Museum of Unfine Art Work by Lucas Alexander, Will Cornwell, Ian Nesbit, Akasha, through Aug. 31. 10:30am-7pm M-F; 1pm-7pm Sa. 537 Willamette
Eugene Oregon

Math, Physics, and Engineering Applets

2007-08-06T10:36:00.000-07:00

Math, Physics, and Engine

Quantum Mechanics

	Hydrogen Atom Applet Shows the orbitals (wave functions) of the hydrogen atom.
	Molecular Orbitals Applet Shows the orbitals (wave functions) of the hydrogen molecular ion.
	1-D Quantum Mechanics Applet Single-particle quantum mechanics states in one dimension.
	1-D Quantum Crystal Applet Periodic potentials in one dimension.
	1-D Quantum Transitions Applet Radiative transitions (absorption and stimulated emission) in one dimension.
	Atomic Dipole Transitions Applet Radiative transitions (absorption and stimulated emission) in atoms.
	2-D Rectangular Square Well Applet Rectangular square well (particle in a box) in two dimensions.
	2-D Circular Square Well Applet Circular square well in two dimensions.
	2-D Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Applet Harmonic oscillator in two dimensions.
	Quantum Rigid Rotator Applet Particle confined to the surface of a sphere.
	3-D Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Applet Harmonic oscillator in three dimensions.

ering Applets

Project TESLA, a Project to Realize a Practical Teleportation

2007-08-06T10:30:00.000-07:00

Project TESLA, a Project to Realize a Practical Teleportation: "A Project to Realize a Practical Teleportation"

A Project to Realize a Practical Teleportation

Blogger Help : What is BlogThis! ?

2007-08-06T10:24:00.000-07:00

Blogger Help : What is BlogThis! ?

I Have Conquered Rubenstein's Revenge

2007-07-10T11:20:00.000-07:00

"It is the cream of the cream and that it is to the Mills' Mess what Mills' Mess is with to the cascade."

ONE : The Grimoire of the Golden Toad

2007-06-29T14:14:00.000-07:00

telnet://m-net.arbornet.org/

2007-06-26T14:30:00.001-07:00

telnet://m-net.arbornet.org/

The GEAR!

2007-06-23T15:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.qubitapplications.com/QAPEvents/2006-02_KickOff/kickoff.asp

2007-06-23T15:17:00.000-07:00

http://www.qubitapplications.com/QAPEvents/2006-02_KickOff/kickoff.asp

from pdf

2007-06-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

2007-06-23T15:03:00.000-07:00

Rubenstein's Revenge: The two-ball (video) learning technique

2007-06-12T18:11:00.001-07:00

http://www.bogleg.com/jag/ruben.html

Juggling Links of note

2007-06-11T14:53:00.000-07:00

Oh... Me so Horny!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asDvqBjamlI

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/kfloh/mygoals.htm

http://www.toddstrong.com/balljuggling/singapore_shuffle.htm

http://www.jamesjay.com/juggling/animations/demetre_crank.gif

I Have Conquered the LOGRUS!

2007-06-10T14:44:00.000-07:00

The Mills Mess (sometimes referred to in print as "Mills' Mess") is a popular toss juggling pattern, typically performed with three balls although the number and objects can be different. It is considered somewhat of a milestone in juggling, "a mind-boggling pattern of circling balls, crossing and uncrossing hands, and unexpected catches

June 8th 2007 about Noon! I got it!!

Brians chart

2007-06-01T16:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.zodiacal.com/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?astrolog%20-R%20-Xr%20-w%20-Xb%20_s%20-c%200%20qb%2007%204%201961%202:45%201%20+8%20123:00W%2045:00N%20-Xo%201180737664.bmp

http://www.itsalllove.com/

2007-05-29T13:33:00.001-07:00

http://www.itsalllove.com/

PAY COLOR!!

2007-05-18T17:01:00.001-07:00

Pay Color

2007-05-18T16:40:00.001-07:00

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Pay Color"THE SUBLIMINAL KID" moved in and took over bars cafe's and juke boxes of the world cities and installed radio transmitters and microphones in each bar so that the music and talk of any bar could be heard in all his bars and he had tape recorders in each bar that played and recorded at arbitrary intervials and his agents moved back and forth with portable tape recorders and brought back street sound and talk and music and poured it into his recorder array so he set waves and eddies and tornadoes of sound down all your streets and by the river of all language - Word dust drifted streets of broken music earhorns and air hammers- The Word broken pounded twisted exploded in smoke-Word Falling ///He set up screens on the walls of his bars oppisite mirrors and took and projected at arbitrary intervials shifted from one bar to the othe mixing

Chuck!!

2007-05-15T15:49:00.001-07:00

Mills Mess Traing tips!

2007-05-11T10:56:00.000-07:00

• Now, learn to do cascade, reverse cascade, or columns, but now with your hands crossed. Say, starting with left hand on top of right hand. Do this until you can do 50 or more for each pattern.

• Now do the same with right hand on top.

When you can do any of the above, 50 throws or more, cross your hands and do cascade (or reverse cascade, columns), then try to switch the bottom hand to the top. Master this hand bottom/top switching. From there on, you'll naturally develop many variations than the narrow-minded Mess, as easy as a pie.

More Tutes!

2007-05-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

http://homepage.mac.com/abramr/juggling/tutorial/category/index.html

Mills Mess

2007-05-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

TheFiveRanksoftheHouseofTsaotung

2007-05-04T13:43:00.000-07:00

Reiki

2007-05-04T13:16:00.000-07:00

Secret History of the World II

2007-04-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

[fragments overheard walking around thursday night]

"are you OK?"
"5 years?"
"they're having a party up there every night"
"yeah ...."
"no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no NO!"
"The truth of it is...you're not very young."
"look what I can do"
"Southwest 11th and Clay."
"I can't drive, i've had too much alcohol."
"...and the kids aren't doing that."
"...if your doing well in high school."
"I wish I had known about the war before."
"I just sold 4 tires and that's pretty damned good."
"Is there a Plaid Pantry down here?"
"....Friday, Saturday..."

Daily Zen -- Ordinary Mind

2007-04-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

Daily Zen -- Ordinary Mind: "Daily Zen -- Ordinary Mind
by Katsuki Sekida
Zen is not, in my view, philosophy or mysticism.
It is simply a practice of readjustment of
nervous activity. That is, it restores the distorted
nervous system to its normal functioning."

Five Ranks of Tozan

2007-04-20T11:54:00.000-07:00

Five Ranks of Tozan: "The Apparent within the Real:
Coming within the Absolute
[sho-chu-hen]
The Real within the Apparent:
Arriving within the Relative
[hen-chu-sho]
The Coming from within the Real:
The Relative within the Absolute
[sho-chu-rai]
The Arrival at Mutual Integration:
The Absolute within the Relative
[ken-chu-shi] (see)
Unity Attained:
Arrival within Both at the Once
[ken-chu-to] (see) "

Chidakasha dharana

2007-04-18T11:18:00.000-07:00

The practice of chidakasha dharana
is a very sacred and secret technique of tantra. It leads to the state of meditation and tranquillity of mind. It also balances the emotions and creates equilibrium in the physical body. Chidakasha dharana is concentration and contemplation on the inner space which is neither physiological nor psychological.

The Nada Centre

2007-04-18T10:56:00.000-07:00

In which centre is the transcendent Nada experienced? Bhaktis (those who liberate themselves through devotion) place their Ishta, the personal centre, in Anahat Chakra by the heart. Yogis use the centre of intuition in Ajna Chakra in the middle of the head. The Vedantics seek it in Hiranya Garbha, the golden egg in Sahasara Chakra in the upper part of the head.
In the same way, the Nada Yogis locate the sound centre in Bindu, which is located at the top of the back of the head. Bindu is the centre in the brain where an on-going sound vibration takes place. To be able to experience the Nada sound, Bindu has first to be located.

Interesting....

2007-04-12T17:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.occultforums.com/bbs/index.php

Manfred Byron

2007-04-12T17:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.faculty.umb.edu/elizabeth_fay/Manfred.htm

SEVENTH SPIRIT

The star which rules thy destiny 110
Was ruled, ere earth began, by me:
It was a world as fresh and fair
As e'er revolved round sun in air;
Its course was free and regular,
Space bosom'd not a lovelier star.
The hour arrived-- and it became
A wandering mass of shapeless flame,
A pathless comet, and a curse,
The menace of the universe;
Still rolling on with innate force, 120
Without a sphere, without a course,
A bright deformity on high,
The monster of the upper sky!
And thou! beneath its influence born--
Thou worm! whom I obey and scorn--
Forced by a power (which is not thine,
And lent thee but to make thee mine)
For this brief moment to descend,
Where these weak spirits round thee bend
And parley with a thing like thee-- 130
What wouldst thou, Child of Clay! with me?

11:07 pm No Response....Yet

2007-04-08T23:08:00.000-07:00

Still waiting for future self to get me the winning numbers for powerball!
Personal Gain?
Maybe...maybe not!

Need Numbers for Wed April 11th 2007

2007-04-08T23:01:00.000-07:00

Email to tazman@gmail.com

Documenting the Mountain Top (again)

2007-04-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

This occured (i think) in Cal Anderson Park

Friday 10/14/2005---Pluto on Mid-Heaven (approx 4 pm)

T and I attended De Hirsch Sinai @ 7:30 I think

Silver Mountains and Iron Cliffs

2007-04-08T16:13:00.000-07:00

The Master Yuan-Wu, in the Blue Cliff Records, spoke of Silver Mountains and Iron Cliffs. He taught that when we have not yet penetrated it, it is like silver mountains and iron cliffs. When we have penetrated it, we will find that we ourselves are the silver mountains and iron cliffs.

The Scripture of Great Wisdom

2007-04-08T16:02:00.000-07:00

The Scripture of Great Wisdom
When one with deepest wisdom of the heart
That is beyond discriminative thought,
The Holy Lord, great Kanzeon Bosatsu,
Knew that the skandhas five were, as they are,
In their self-nature, void, unstained and pure.
O Shariputra, form is only pure,
Pure is all form; there is, then, nothing more
Than this, for what is form is pure and what
Is pure is form; the same is also true
Of all sensation, thought, activity
And consciousness. O Shariputra, here
All things are pure for they are neither born
Nor do they wholly die; they are not stained
Nor yet immaculate; increasing not,
Decreasing not. O Shariputra,
In this pure there is no form, sensation, thought,
Activity or consciousness; no eye,
Ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; no form, no tastes,
Sound, colour, touch or objects; vision none;
No consciousness; no knowledge and no sign
Of ignorance; until we come to where
Old age and death have ceased and so has all
Extinction of old age and death for here
There is no suffering, nor yet again
Is there accumulation, nor again
Annihilation nor an Eightfold Path,
No knowledge, no attainment. In the mind
Of the Bosatsu who is truly one
With Wisdom Great the obstacles dissolve
And, going on beyond this human mind,
He IS Nirvana. All the Buddhas True
Of present, past and future they ARE all,
Because upon Great Wisdom they rely,
The perfect and most high enlightenment.
The Prajnaparamita one should know
To be the Greatest Mantra of them all,
The highest and most peerless Mantra too;
Allayer of all pain Great Wisdom is,
It is the very Truth, no falsehood here.
This is the Mantra of Great Wisdom, hear!
O Buddha, going, going, going on
Beyond and always going on beyond,
Always BECOMING Buddha, Hail! Hail! Hail!

Zazen

2007-04-04T06:35:00.000-07:00

The Jiulong Baguazhang Eight Mother Palms - Nine Dragon Baguazhang.

2007-03-30T16:39:00.000-07:00

The Jiulong Baguazhang Eight Mother Palms - Nine Dragon Baguazhang.: "Qian, Heaven Palm (Yang Zhang)

The father of all energies. The power of emotional detachment. Swift and as unforgiving as the cutting edge of a sword it is the master energy source of expansive power from which arise the other seven energies of Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Thunder, Lake and Mountain. Heaven Qigong regulates all Yin meridians and stimulates the Yin Qi. Correct practice will open the Renmai Qi channel down the front of the torso. It is linked to Qian Gua."

Everything Zen?

2007-03-30T16:33:00.000-07:00

2007-03-07T11:41:00.000-08:00

Found old AA transcript!! :)

2007-02-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

2007-02-17T16:58:00.000-08:00

BAGUA D.I.Y.

http://cstang.www3.50megs.com/palm.htm

Master's Illustration ==> Single.htm
1 Single Change Palm Dan Huan Zhang 8big1.jpg
2 Double Change Palm Shuang Huan Zhang 8big2.jpg
3 Follow Posture Palm Shun Shen Zhang 8big3.jpg
4 Back Body Palm Bei Shen Zhang 8big4.jpg

stage one

2007-02-17T16:57:00.000-08:00

Hundred Character Stele (1)

2007-02-17T16:55:00.000-08:00

Hundred Character Stele (1): " "

I Ching Reading: Free online I Ching

2007-01-05T12:48:00.000-08:00

I Ching Reading: Free online I Ching: "Free I Ching reading online"

Three Cheers for Tanha

2007-01-05T09:58:00.000-08:00

Three Cheers for Tanha: "f we assume that existence does not have an inherent Freudian 'Death Wish', then the third ta.nhaa, vibhava-ta.nhaa or 'thirst for non-existence', is more likely to be the outcome of the continual frustration of bhava-ta.nhaa and kaama-ta.nhaa, and is therefore a secondary and derived state. "

Amazing inter-relationship between Buddhism and modern science

2007-01-05T09:52:00.000-08:00

Amazing inter-relationship between Buddhism and modern science: "The Buddha says in respect of the eternal truth about 'arising of all', they arise due to the threefold desire consisting of the desire for sensual pleasures (kama thanha) the desire for existence (bhava thanha) and the desire for annihilation (vibhava thanha)."

vitakka

2007-01-05T09:45:00.000-08:00

vitakka: "#
vitakka-vicāra"

GLOSSARYANATTA

2007-01-05T09:43:00.000-08:00

GLOSSARYANATTA: "VITAKKA, thought conception, thinking."

GLOSSARYANATTA

2007-01-05T09:42:00.000-08:00

GLOSSARYANATTA: "VEDANA, feeling: the mental reaction to or coloring of sense experience (phassa). Feeling comes in three forms: pleasant or
agreeable (sukhavedana), unpleasant or painful (dukkhavedana), and indeterminate, neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant
(adukkhamasukhavedana). Vedana is a mental actor. Sometimes, however, a more loose sense of the term is used regarding
physical sensations. This primitive activity of mind is not emotion, which is far more complex and involves thought, or the more
complicated aspects of the English 'feeling.'"

The Magic Mushroom and Atlantis

2007-01-04T14:58:00.000-08:00

The Magic Mushroom and Atlantis: "physical talisman endowed with spiritual significance (the tree). It is also a beautiful passage that ignites the imagination and I feel is the highlight of entire book.

William Henry recognizes the human body as a stargate tool, the completely activated chakra system being the fractally self-similar* pillar, ark and tablet he believes necessary to open the gate. I am perfectly happy to accept that scientific technologies can or have been developed to facilitate the opening of doors to other dimensions or space/time locations but think it�s important to note that the prepared shaman and his human body is enough. Quite possibly, in some extreme cases, the need for the �Blue Apples� or entheogenic plants is even unnecessary."

More Moon Trine Neptune

2006-12-04T16:30:00.000-08:00

Lunar Opening

2006-12-04T15:38:00.000-08:00

58 ECSTATIC
FORECAST
Through the heart and a joyous approach
one gathers the allegiance of helpers.

VISUALIZATION
Through joyous interaction comes the
revitalizing pursuit of knowledge
and application of Truth in ones life.
One should avoid the limitations of the
completely self-taught.

Full Moon in Gemini 12 noon NASA announces:
NASA Says It Will Set Up Polar Moon Camp
Forbes, NY - 24 minutes ago
By SETH BORENSTEIN 12.04.06, 6:13 PM ET. NASA may be going to the same old moon with a ship that looks a lot like a 1960s Apollo ...

Saturn in Leo- cholesterol reducing drug shot down
Moon trine Neptune tonight @ Midnight Gemini-Aquarius
conjct. my Natal Moon 24 Gemini trine Neptune 27 Libra
result..had vision of re-generation therapy on zen walk to golf course.
Need liver heart and 3rd set of teeth!

Rather than injecting undifferentiated stem cells into the retina in the hope that they would develop into photoreceptors, researchers this time introduced the cells at a later stage in their development.

"Our reasoning was that it would be great if we could put these stem cells onto a certain path" before they were transplanted, said Anand Swaroop, a professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, who was involved in the study.

"These precursor cells were not really stem cells," he said. "They were immature cells programmed to be rod photoreceptors but not yet functional rods."

Once transplanted into the eyes of blind mice, the photoreceptor "precursor" cells became integrated into the retinas and restored vision in the mice.

The results suggest that precursor cells grown from human adult or embryonic stem cells might also restore sight in humans. The study also hints that, in some cases, "pure" embryonic stem cells may need a little prodding before they are implanted in a host.

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Neophyte Grade

ON THE DAIS (THE STAGE IN THE EAST OF TEMPLE)

These officers represent the

Second Order

and are present mostly symbolically.

Praemonstrator: Blue Robe, Blue & Orange Nemis, Gold Shoes, Lamen, Blue Collar, Scepter

Imperator: Red Robe, Red & Green Nemis, Gold Shoes, Lamen, Green Collar, Sword

Cancellerius: Yellow Robe, Yellow and Purple Nemis, Gold Shoes, Lamen, Purple Collar, Scepter

Past Hierophant: Red Robe, Red Nemis, Gold Shoes, Lamen, White Collar, Scepter

Hierophant: Red Robe, Red & White Nemis, Gold Shoes, Lamen, White Collar, Scepter

Outer Order Officers

Herius: Black Robe, Black & White Nemis, Red Shoes, Lamen, Red Collar, Sword

Hegemon: White Robe, White Nemis, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar Scepter

Kerux: Black Robe, Black & White Nemis, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, White Lamp, Wand

Stolistes: Black Robe, Black & White Nemis, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Cup of Water.

Dadouchos: Black Robe, Black & White Nemis, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Censer

Sentinel: Black Robe, Black & White Nemis, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Sword

Candidate: Black Robe, Red Shoes

Sash, Red Rope, Hoodwink

REQUIRED MATERIALS

FOR THE ALTAR

Red Cross And White Triangle
Red Rose
Red Lamp
Cup Of Wine
Salt
Patten Of Bread
Chemicals For Water
Cup Of Water

REQUIRED MATERIALS

FOR THE TEMPLE

Temple arranged according to diagram
Banners Of The East and West
Temple Pillars

OPENING OF THE NEOPHYTE GRADE 0 = 0

When the members are assembled and clothed, Hierophant gives one knock and the Officers rise.

Members do not rise except for Adoration’s to the East or when asked for the signs. Nor do they circumambulate with the Officers. When they do have occasion to move in the Temple, they do so in the direction of the Sun and make the Neophyte signs on passing the Throne of the East whether the Hierophant be there or not. The Grade sign is made in the direction of movement, except when entering or leaving the Hall, when it is made toward the East.

The knock is made by rapping the base or shaft of Wand or the pommel of Sword on a Table.

Hiero:
(Knock)
Kerux:
Moves to the right of Hierophant, faces West and proclaims.

Kerux:
HEKAS, HEKAS, ESTE BEBELOI!

Kerux returns to place.

Hiero:
(Knock) Fraters and Sorors of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer, assist me to open the Hall of the Neophytes of the (Name the) Temple.

All rise.

Hiero:
Frater Kerux see that the Temple is properly guarded.

Kerux:
(Knock)
Sentinel:
(Knock)

Kerux:
Very Honored Hierophant the Hall is properly guarded.

Hiero:
Very Honored Hiereus, assure yourself that all present have witnessed the Golden Dawn.

Hiereus:
Fraters and Sorors of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer give the signs of a Neophyte.

All give the sign of a Neophyte.

Hiereus:
(Salute) Very Honored Hierophant all present have been so honored.

Hiero:
Very Honored Hiereus, how many chief officers are there in this grade?

Hiereus:
Three, Very Honored Hierophant. Namely, the Hierophant Hiereus and Hegemon.

Hiero:
Is there any peculiarity in these names?

Hiereus:
They all commence with the letter H.

Hiero:
Of what is this letter the symbol?

Hiereus:
Of life, because the character H is one mode of representing the ancient Greek aspirate; Breathing and Breath, are the evidence of life.

Hiero:
How many assistant officers are there in this grade?

Hiereus:
Three, besides the Sentinel, namely, the Kerux, the Stolistes, and Dadouchos.

Hiero:
The situation of the Sentinel?

Hiereus:
Without the portal of the Hall.

Hiero:
His duty?

Hiereus:
Armed with a sword to keep out intruders, into prepare the candidate.

Hiero:
Frater Dadouchos, your situation?

Dad:
In the south, very honored Hierophant, to symbolize heat in dryness.

Hiero:
Your duty?

Dad:
I attend to the censer and the incense, and I assist in the purification and consecration by fire all the Hall, are the members, and of the candidate.

Hiero:
Frater Stolistes, your situation?

Stol:
In the North, very honored Hierophant, to symbolize cold and moisture.

Hiero:
Your duty?

Stol:
I see that the robes, collars and insignia of the officers are ready before the opening; I attend the cup of lust roll water and I assist in the purification and consecration by water, all the Hall, of the members, and of the candidate.

Hiero:
Frater Kerux, your situation?

Kerux:
Within the portal of the Hall, very honored Hierophant.

Hiero:
Your duty?

Kerux:
I see that all the furniture of the hall is properly arranged before the opening. I guard the inside of the portal. I admit Fraters and Sorors of the order. I assist in the reception of the candidates. I attend to the lamp of my office. I lead the mystic circumambulation and make all announcements and reports.

Hiero:
What do your lamp and wand symbolize?

Kerux:
The light of occult science and directing power.

Hiero:
Honored Hegemon your station?

Heg:
Between the two pillars of Hermes and Solomon facing the cubicle altar of the universe, very honored Hierophant.

Hiero:
Your duty?

Heg:
I preside over the symbolic gateway of occult science. I am to reconcile her between light and darkness. I immediately follow the Kerux in the mystic circumambulations. I superintendent the preparation of the candidate; lead him through the path of darkness into light, and assist in his reception, and I aid the other officers in the execution of their duties.

Hiero:
What does the white color of your robes symbolize?

Heg:
Purity.

Hiero:
Your peculiar ensign of office?

Heg:
The miter-headed scepter.

Hiero:
What does it symbolize?

Heg:
Religion, to guide and regulate life.

Hiero:
What does your office symbolize?

Heg:
Those higher aspirations of the soul which should guide its actions.

Hiero:
Honored Hiereus your station?

Hiereus:
On the throne of the West, Very Honored Hierophant

Hiero:
What does the throne of the West symbolize?

Hiereus:
Increase of darkness; decrease of light.

Hiero:
Your duty?

Hiereus:
I preside over twilight and darkness, which encompass us in the absence of the Sun of Life and Light. I guard the gate of the West. I assist in the reception of the Candidate and I superintend the inferior officers in the execution of their duties.

Hiero:
What does the black color of your robe symbolize?

Hiereus:
Darkness.

Hiero:
Your peculiar insignia of office?

Hiereus:
The Sword and Banner of the West

Hiero:
What does the Banner of the West symbolize?

Hiereus:
Twilight

Hiero:
What does the Sword symbolize?

Hiereus:
Severity and Judgement

Hiero:
What does your office symbolize?

Hiereus:
Fortitude.

Hiero:
My place is on the Throne of the East, which symbolizes the rise of the Sun of Life and Light. My duty is to rule and govern this Hall in accordance with the laws of the Order. The red color of my robe symbolizes Light. My insignia are the Scepter and the Banner of the East which signify power and light mercy and wisdom, and my office is that of Expounder of the Mysteries. Frater Stolistes, I command you to purify the Hall and the members by Water.

Stol:
(Circumambulates, saying) I consecrate with water

Hiero:
Frater Dadouchos I command you to purify the Hall and the members by fire.

Dad:
(Circumambulates, saying) I consecrate with fire.

Heg:
Goes to the North and faces East.
Hiero:
Rises with Scepter and Banner.

Hiero:
Let the mystic circumambulation take place in the path of light

Kerux begins then Hegemon, Hiereus, other members and Stolistes and Dadouchos last. They pass three times around from East by South to West. Each as he passes the throne of the East salutes and lowers insignia, except the Hierophant.
After first round Hiereus returns to his place.
After second round Hegemon returns to his place.
After third round remaining members returns to their places.

Hiero:
The mystic circumambulation symbolic of the rise of the Light is accomplished. Let us adore the Lord of the Universe.

(ADORATION)

Holy art Thou, Lord of the Universe.

Holy art Thou, whom Nature hath not formed.

Holy art Thou, The Vast and Mighty One.

Lord of the Light and of the Darkness.

All Salute.

Hiero:
Frater Kerux, in the name of the Lord of the Universe, I command you to declare that I have opened the Hall of the Neophytes.

Kerux:
Moves to the right of the Hierophant.

Kerux:
In the name of the Lord of the Universe, I declare that the Sun hath arisen, and that the Light shineth in the Darkness.

Kerux:
(Knock)
Hiereus:
(Knock)
Heg:
(Knock)

Hiero:
(Knock) KHABS.

Hiereus:
(Knock) AM.

Heg:
(Knock) PEKHT.

Hiereus:
(Knock) KONX.

Heg:
(Knock) OM.

Hiero:
(Knock) PAX.

Heg:
(Knock) LIGHT.

Hiero:
(Knock) IN.

Hiereus:
(Knock) EXTENSION.

CEREMONY OF ADMISSION

(The Candidate is not to be told the name of the Order until his admission.)

Hiero:
(Knocks) Fraters and Sorors of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer, I have received a dispensation from the Greatly Honored Chiefs of the Second Order to admit (name of aspirant) to the Grade of Neophyte Honored Hegemon instruct (name of aspirant) to hold himself(or herself) in readiness for the ceremony of his (or her) admission and superintend his (or her) preparation.

Heg:
Removes his chair from between the Pillars, salutes Hierophant, quits Temple and prepares Candidate as follows: The Candidate is Hoodwinked and a rope tied thrice around the waist.
Kerux:
Moves to temple entrance.
Heg:
Leads candidates to temple entrance.

Heg:
Child of Earth, arise and enter the Path of Darkness.

Kerux:
Kerux opens door but bars the entrance.

Kerux:
(Knocks) Very Honored Hierophant is it your pleasure that the Candidate be admitted?

Hiero:
It is. Admit (name of aspirant)in due form, who will hereafter be known by the motto XYZ. Frater Stolistes and Dadouchos assist the Kerux in the reception.

Stol:
Moves to temple entrance.
Dad:
Moves to temple entrance.

Kerux:
Child of Earth, unpurified and unconsecrated thou canst not enter our Sacred Hall.

Stol:
(Signing a Cross on Candidate's forehead) Child of Earth, I purify thee with water.

Dad:
(Censing the Candidate) Child of Earth, I consecrate thee with Fire.

Hiero:
Conduct the Candidate to the foot of the altar. Child of Earth, why dost thou request

admission into this Order?

Cand:
(Prompted by Hegemon) My soul is wandering in darkness seeking for the Light of Occult Knowledge, and I believe that in this Order the knowledge of that Light may be obtained.

Hiero:
(Name of aspirant) I hold in my hand your signed pledge to keep secret all relating to this Order, but to confirm it I now ask if you are willing in the presence of this assembly to take a great and solemn obligation to keep inviolate the secrets and mysteries of our Order? Let me however assure you that this obligation contains nothing incompatible with your civil, moral or religious duties.

Cand:
I am.

Hiero:
Advances between Pillars to Eastern side of Altar.
Hiereus:
Stands on Candidate's left.
Heg:
Stands on Candidate's right.
Kerux:
Advances to the altar picks up the triangle and delivers it to the Hierophant.

Hiero:
Thou wilt kneel on both knees, give me your right hand, which I place on this sacred and sublime symbol. Places Candidate's right hand on the center of the triangle.

Place your left hand in mine. bow your head, repeat your full name at length and say after me

All rise.

THE OBLIGATION

Hiero:
I (name of aspirant), in the presence of the Lord of the Universe and of this Hall of Neophytes of the Order of The Golden Dawn in the Outer, regularly assembled under warrant from the Greatly Honored Chiefs of the Second Order, do of my own free will and accord hereby and hereon most solemnly pledge myself to keep secret this Order. Its name, the name of its members, and the proceedings which take place at its meetings, from all and every person in the whole world who is outside the pale of the Order, and not even to discuss these with initiates, unless he or they are in possession of the password for the time being. Nor yet with any member who has resigned, demitted or been expelled, and I undertake to maintain a kind and benevolent relation with all the Fraters and Sorors of the Order.

I furthermore promise and swear that I will keep any information relative to this Order, which may have become known to me Prior to the completion of the Ceremony of my admission and I also pledge myself to divulge nothing whatsoever concerning this Order to the outside world in case either of my resignation, demission or expulsion therefrom, after the completion of my admission. I will not seek to obtain any ritual or lecture pertaining to the Order without due authorization from the Praemonstrator of my Temple, nor will I possess any ritual or lecture unless it be properly registered and labeled by him.

I further undertake that any such ritual or lecture and any case, cover or box containing them shall bear the official label of the Golden Dawn. I will not copy myself nor lend to any other person to be copied, any ritual or lecture, until and unless I hold the written permission of the Praemonstrator to do so, lest our secret knowledge be revealed through my neglect or error.

Furthermore, I undertake to prosecute with zeal the study of Occult Sciences, seeing that this Order is not established for the benefit of those who desire only a superficial knowledge thereof. I will not suffer myself to be hypnotized, or mesmerized, nor will I place myself in such a passive state that any uninitiated person, power, or being may cause me to lose control of my thoughts, words or actions.

Neither will I use my Occult powers for any evil purposes and I further promise topersevere with firmness and courage through the ceremony of my admission, and these points I generally and severally, upon this sacred and sublime symbol swear to observe without evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation of any kind whatsoever; under the no less penalty on the violation of any or either of them of being expelled from this Order, as a willfully perjured wretch, void of ah moral worth, and unfit for the society of all right and true persons, and in addition under the awful penalty of voluntarily submitting myself to a deadly and hostile current of will set in motion by the chiefs of the Order, by which I should fall slain and paralyzed without visible weapon as if slain by the lightning flash.

Hiereus:
Suddenly lays the blade of his sword on the nape of the Candidate's neck and withdraws it again.

Hiero:
So help me the Lord of the Universe and my own higher soul.

Hiero:
Rise, newly obligated Neophyte of the Golden Dawn in the Outer. Place the Candidate in the Northern part of the Hall, the place of the greatest symbolic darkness.

Candidate rises faces to the East

Hierophant and Hiereus return to their thrones.

Hiero:
The voice of my higher soul said unto me, Let me enter the Path of Darkness, peradventure thus shall I obtain the Light I am the only being in an abyss of darkness. From the darkness came I forth ere my birth, from the silence of a primal sleep, and the Voice of Ages answered unto my soul I am he that formulates in darkness. Child of Earth, the Light shineth in the darkness, but the darkness comprehendeth it not. Let the mystic circumambulation take place in the path of darkness with the symbolic Light of Occult Science to guide the way.

Hiero:
Knocks at commencement of circumambulation.
Kerux:
Kerux leads with Light and Wand
Heg:
Hegemon guides the Candidate
Stolistes and Dadouchos follow. They halt in the South the third time round.
Hiereus:
(Knocks)
Hiero:
(Knocks)

Kerux:
Child of Earth, unpurified and unconsecrated, thou canst not enter the path of the West.

Stol:
(Signing a Cross on Candidate's forehead) Child of Earth, I purify thee with water

Dad:
(Censing Candidate) Child of Earth, I consecrate thee with fire.

Heg:
Child of Earth, twice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate of the West

They move to the West facing Throne and halt.
Hiereus:
Rises, takes Banner in left hand, menaces Candidate with sword.
Heg:
Hegemon slips up the Candidate's hoodwink.

Hiereus:
Thou canst not pass by me saith the Guardian of the West unless thou canst tell me my name.

Heg:
Darkness is thy name, the Great One of the Paths of the Shades.

Hiereus:
(Slowly sinking point of sword) Child of Earth, fear is failure. Therefore be without fear, for in the heart of the coward virtue abideth not Thou hast known me, so pass thou on.

Heg:
Slips hoodwink down again.
The procession moves to the North and halt.

Kerux:
Child of Earth, unpurified and unconsecrated, thou canst not enter the Path of the East.

Stol:
(Signing a Cross on the Candidate's forehead) Child of Earth, I purify thee with water.

Dad:
(Censing the Candidate) Child of Earth, I consecrate thee with fire.

Heg:
Child of Earth, thrice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate of the East.

The procession moves to the East facing Throne and halt.

Hiero:
Hierophant rises, takes Banner in left hand and raises Scepter as if to strike.
Heg:
Hegemon slips up Candidate's hoodwink.

Hiero:
Thou canst not pass by me saith the Guardian of the East unless thou canst tell me my name.

Heg:
LIGHT dawning in darkness is thy name, the LIGHT of a Golden Day.

Hiero:
(Slowly lowering Scepter) Child of Earth, remember that unbalanced force is evil, unbalanced mercy is but weakness, unbalanced severity is but oppression. Thou hast known me, so pegs thou on unto the Cubical Altar of the Universe.

Heg:
Hoodwink slipped down and Candidate taken to West of Altar
Hiero:
Hierophant leaves Throne and stands between the pillars, facing Candidate with Scepter in right hand and Banner in left.

Hiero:
I come in the Power of the Light.
I come in the Light of Wisdom.
I come in the Mercy of the Light.
The Light hath Healing in its Wings.

Heg:
Hegemon moves to Candidate's right.
Kerux:
Kerux moves behind Candidate.
Stol:
Moves to left of Kerux.
Dad:
Moves to right of Kerux.
The officers are now forming a Hexagram around the Altar.
Hiereus:
Holds sword in the right hand with the Banner of the West in left.

Hiero:
Let the Candidate kneel while I invoke the Lord of the Universe.

Hiero:
Lord of the Universe, the Vast and the Mighty One, Ruler of the Light and of the Darkness, we adore Thee and we invoke Thee. Look with favor upon this Neophyte, who now kneeleth before Thee and grant Thine aid unto the higher aspirations of his soul so that he may prove a true and faithful Frater among us unto the Glory of Thy ineffable Name. Amen.

Let the Candidate rise.

Candidate is assisted to rise and is brought close to the Altar.

Hierophant Hiereus, and Hegemon raise Wands and Sword touching over the head of the Candidate.

Heg:
Inheritor of a dying world we call thee to the living beauty.

Hiereus:
Wanderer in the wild darkness we call thee to the gentle light.

Hiero:
Child of Earth, long hast thou dwelt in darkness.

Kerux:
(Removes hoodwink) Quit the night and seek the day.

All members present clap hands.

Hiero:
Hiereus:
Heg:

Frater XYZ we receive thee into the Order of the Golden Dawn.

Hiero:
(Knocks) KHABS.

Hiereus:
(Knocks) AM.

Heg:
(Knocks) PEKHT.

Hiereus:
(Knocks) KONX.

Heg:
(Knocks) OM.

Hiero:
(Knocks) PAX.

Heg:
(Knocks) LIGHT

Hiero:
(Knocks) IN.

Hiereus:
(Knocks) EXTENSION.

Hiero:
In all your wanderings through darkness the lamp of the Kerux went before you, though you saw it not.

Kerux:
Kerux advances and raises his lamp.

Hiero:
It is the symbol of the Hidden Light of Occult Science. Let the Candidate be conducted to the East of the Altar.

Heg:
Conducts candidates to Eastern side of altar.

Hiero:
Honored Hiereus, I delegate to you the duty of entrusting the Candidate with the secret signs, grip, grand word and present password of the Neophyte Grade of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer, of placing him between the mystic pillars and of superintending his fourth and final consecration.

Hiero:
Hierophant returns to Throne.
Hiereus:
Takes his place between the pillars.
Heg:
Conducts candidates to the East of the Altar facing Hiereus.
Hiereus:
Gives Sword and Banner to Hegemon to hold.

Hiereus:
Frater XYZ, I now proceed to instruct you in the secret signs, grip and token, grand word and password for the present time for this Grade. Firstly, advance your left foot about six inches: this is called the step of the grade. The sign is two-fold; the Saluting Sign and Sign of Silence. The first should always be answered by the second. The Saluting Sign is given by thrusting both arms horizontally forward, palms downwards, as if groping your way and bow your head. It alludes to your condition in a state of darkness unillumined by the Lamp of Occult Knowledge and groping your way blindly in the search for truth. The Sign of Silence is given by placing the left first finger on the mouth. It alludes to the strict silence inculcated on you by your obligation regarding all proceedings of the Order. The grip or token is given in the following manner Advance your left foot about six inches touching mine, side to side and toe to heel Now extend your right hand as if to grip mine, but miss it intentionally; again extend it and seize mine by the fingers only. It alludes to the seeking for guidance in darkness. The Grand Word is HAR-PAR-KRAT whispered by alternate syllables mouth to ear thus. It is the title of the Egyptian God of Silence and should ever remind you of the strict silence you have sworn to maintain. The password is (blank) which will be periodically changed at each Equinox so that a member who has resigned, demitted, or been expelled from the Order, may be in ignorance of the existing password. I now place you between the two pillars of Hermes and Solomon in the symbolical Gateway of Occult Science.

Hiereus:
Draws Candidate forward between the pillars. He receives sword and banner from Hegemon, stands at the latter's left, all facing Candidate.

Hiereus:
Let the final consecration of the Candidate take place.

Kerux:
Goes to the North and faces East.
Stol:
Signs a Cross on Candidate's forehead, bows to Hierophant and sprinkles East.

Stol:
Frater XYZ, I purify thee finally with water.

Dad:
Censing as Stolistes has done.

Dad:
Frater XYZ, I consecrate thee finally with fire.

Hiero:
Honored Hegemon, the final consecration of the Candidate having been performed, I command you to remove the rope from his waist the last remaining symbol of the path of darkness, and to invest him with the distinguishing badge of the grade.

Heg:
Picks up the sash badges for the grade of neophyte from the altar and presents them to the candidate.

Heg:
By the command of the Very Honored Hierophant I invest you with the distinguishing badge of the grade. It symbolizes Light dawning in darkness.

Hiero:
Let the mystic circumambulation take place in the path of Light.

Hiero:
Stands holding Scepter and Banner as in the Opening.
Kerux:
Goes to the North East.
Heg:
Takes Candidate behind Black Pillar, and stands behind Kerux.
Hiereus:
Takes place behind Hegemon.
Stol:
Takes place behind Hiereus.
Dad:
Takes place behind Stolistes.
All salute on passing Hierophant.
Hiereus:
Drops out on reaching his Throne.
Heg:
Returns to between the Pillars after passing Hierophant twice, directs Neophyte to follow Kerux.

Hiero:
Take your place North West of the Stolistes.

Kerux:
Indicates this and goes on followed by Stolistes who falls out in the North and returns to his place.
Heg:
Replaces his chair between the Pillars and sits down.
Kerux:
Replaces the Rose, Lamp, Cup and Paten in their proper places on the Altar. And are seated.

Hiero:
The Three Fold Cord bound about your waist, was an image of the three-fold bondage of Mortality, which amongst the Initiated is called earthly or material inclination, that has bound into a narrow place the once far-wandering Soul; and the Hood-wink was an image of the Darkness, of Ignorance, of Mortality that has blinded men to the Happiness and Beauty their eyes once looked upon. The Double Cubical Altar in the center of the Hall, is an emblem of visible Nature or the Material Universe, concealing within herself the mysteries of all dimensions, while revealing her surface to the exterior senses. It is a double cube because, as the Emerald Tablet has said The things that are below are a reflection of the things that are above. The world of men and women created to unhappiness is a reflection of the World of Divine Beings created to Happiness. It is described in the SEPHER YETZIRAH, or The Book of Formation, as An Abyss of Height and as an Abyss of Depth, An Abyss of the East and An Abyss of the West, An Abyss of the North and An Abyss of the South. The Altar is black because, unlike Divine Beings who unfold in the Element of Light, the Fires of Created Brings arise from Darkness and Obscurity. On the Altar is a White Triangle to be the Image of that Immortal Light, that Triune Light, which moved in Darkness and formed the World of Darkness and out of Darkness. There are two contending Forces and One always uniting them. And these Three have their Image in the three-fold Flame of our Being and in the threefold wave of the sensual world.

Hiero:
Stands in the form of Cross, saying:

Hiero:
Glory be to Thee, Father of the Undying. For Thy Glory Bows out rejoicing, to the ends of the Earth!

Hiero:
He reseats himself.

Hiero:
The Red Cross above the White Triangle, is an Image of Him Who was unfolded in the Light. At its East, South, West and North Angles are a Rose Fire, Cup of Wine and Bread and Salt. These allude to the Four Elements, Air, Fire, Water, Earth. The Mystical Words - KHABS AM PEKHT - are ancient Egyptian and are the origin of the Greek KONX OM PAX - which was uttered at the Eleusinian Mysteries. A literal translation would be Light Rushing Out in One Ray and they signify the same form of Light as that symbolized by the Staff of the Kerux. East of the Double Cubical Altar of created things, art the Pillars of Hermes and of Solomon. On these are painted certain Hieroglyphics from the 17th and the 125th Chapters of the Book of the Dead. They are the symbols of the two powers of Day and Night, Love and Hate, Work and Rest, the subtle force of the Lodestone and the Eternal out-pouring and in-pouring of the Heart of God. The Lamps that burn, though with a veiled light, upon their summits show that the Pathway to Hidden Knowledge, unlike the Pathway of Nature - which is a continual undulation, the winding hither and thither of the Serpent - is the straight and narrow way between them. It was because of this that I passed between them, when you came to the Light, and it was because of this that you were placed between them to receive the final Consecration. Two contending Forces and one which unites them eternally. Two basal angles of the triangle and one which forms the apex. Such is the origin of Creation, it is the Triad of Life. My Throne at the Gate of the East is the Place of the Guardian of the Dawning Sun. The Throne of the Hiereus at the Gate of the West is the Place of the Guardian against the Multitudes that sleep through the Light and awaken at the twilight, The Throne of the Hegemon seated between the Columns is the Place of Balanced Power, between the Ultimate Light and the Ultimate Darkness. These meanings are shown in detail and by the color of our robes. The Wand of the Kerux is the Beam of Light from the Hidden Wisdom, and his Lamp is an emblem of the ever burning Lamp of the Guardian of the Mysteries, The Seat of the Stolistes at the Gate of the North is the Place of the Guardian of the Cauldron and the Well of Water of Cold and Moisture. The Seat of the Dadouchos at the Gate of the South is the Place of the Guardian of the Lake of Fire and the Burning Bush.

Hiero:
Honored Frater Kerux, I command you to declare that the Neophyte has been initiated into the Mysteries of the Neophyte Grade.

Kerux:
Advances to the North East, faces West, raises his Wand and says:

Kerux:
In the name of the Lord of the Universe and by command of the Very Honored Hierophant hear all ye that I proclaim that (name of aspirant) who will hereafter be known unto you by the Motto XYZ, has been admitted in due form to the Neophyte grade of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer.

All clap hands.

Hiero:
Very Honored Hiereus, I delegate to you the duty of pronouncing a short address to our Frater on his admission.

Hiereus:
As you have now passed through the ceremony of your admission, allow me to congratulate you on being admitted a member of this ancient and honorable Order, whose professed object and end is the practical study of Occult Science. Let me therefore advise you to remember this day as a marked one in your existence and to adopt and cultivate a mental condition worthy of this Order. To this end let me first earnestly recommend you never to forget due honor and reverence to the Lord of the Universe, for as the whole is greater than its parts, so is He far greater than we, who are but as sparks derived from that unsupportable Light which is in Him. It is written that the borders of his Garment of Flame sweep the ends of the Universe and unto Him all return. Therefore do we adore Him, therefore do we invoke Him; therefore in adoration to Him sinks even the Banner of the East. (Done)Secondly, let me advise you never to ridicule or cast obloquy upon the form of religion professed by another, for what right have you to desecrate what is sacred in his eyes? Thirdly, never let the seal of secrecy regarding the Order be absent from your recollection, and beware that you betray it not by a casual or unthinking word. Fourthly, study well that Great Arcanum, the proper equilibrium of mercy and severity, for either unbalanced is not good; unbalanced severity is cruelty and oppression; unbalanced mercy is but weakness and would permit evil to exist unchecked, thus making itself as it were the accomplice of that evil. Lastly, do not be daunted by the difficulties of Occult Study and remember that every obstacle can at length be conquered by perseverance.

Hiero:
Before you can pass on to the next Higher Grade of this Order you will have to make yourself perfect in the following: 1) The names and alchemical symbols of the four elements. 2) The names, astrological symbols and elemental attribution of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. 3) The names and astrological symbols of the seven planets, also their houses, exaltation and triplicity in the Zodiac. 4) The names, characters and numerical values of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. 5) The names and English meanings of the ten Qabalistic Sephiroth. A MSS. lecture on these subjects of study may be obtained on application. When you know these thoroughly you must signify the same by letter to the Cancellarius or Scribe. You will then be examined and if found perfect you will be eligible for admission to the next higher grade, should the higher powers approve your application.

Kerux:
Conducts Candidate to East of the altar, facing west, gives him a solution and tells him to pour a few drops in the cup of water before him.

Kerux:
As this pure and limpid fluid is changed into the semblance of blood, so mayest thou perish if thou betrayest thine oath of secrecy to this Order by word or deed.

Kerux:
Instructs candidate to face Hierophant in the East.

Hiero:
Resume your seat and remember that your admission to this Order gives you no right to initiate any other person without dispensation from the Grand High Chiefs of the Second Order.

Kerux:
Moves to the right of Hierophant, faces West and proclaims.

Kerux:
HEKAS, HEKAS, ESTE BEBELOI!

Hiero:
(Knocks) Fraters and Sorors of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer assist me to close this Hall in the Grade of Neophyte.

All rise.

Hiereus:
(3 Knocks)
Heg:
(3 Knocks)

Hiero:
(3 Knocks) Frater Kerux, see that the Hall is properly guarded.

Kerux:
Moves to the entrance of the Temple and knocks once.
Sentinel:
(Knocks)

Kerux:
Very Honored Hierophant, the Hall is properly guarded.

Hiero:
Honored Hiereus, assure yourself that all present have witnessed the Golden Dawn.

Hiereus:
Fraters and Sorors of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer, give the signs of a Neophyte.

All give sign of the Neophyte.

Hiereus:
Salutes.

Hiereus:
Very Honored Hierophant all present have been so honored.

Hiero:
Frater Stolistes, I command you to purify the Hall and the members by water.

Stol:
(Circumambulates, saying) I purify with water.

Hiero:
Frater Dadouchos, I command you to purify the Hall and the members by fire.

Dad:
(Circumambulates, saying) I purify with fire.

Hiero:
Let the Mystic Reverse circumambulation take place in the Path of Light.

Hiero:
Stands holding the Banner of the East in his left hand, the Scepter in his right.
Kerux:
Goes from South to the South East.
Heg:
Goes to the North and leads the new Neophyte by West and South to the Kerux.
Hiereus:
Falls in behind Neophytes.
Stol:
Falls in behind Hiereus.
Dad:
Falls in behind Stolistes.
Sentinel:
Ends the procession.
All salute as they pass the Hierophant.
Hiereus:
Drops out when his Throne is reached.
Heg:
Passes Hierophant twice and then takes his place between the Pillars. Directs neophytes to follow Kerux.
Heg:
Directs Neophyte to his seat in the North.
All officers return to their places.

Hiero:
The Mystical Reverse Circumambulation is accomplished. It is the symbol of Fading Light. Let us adore the Lord of the Universe.

All turn East.

Stol:
Directs Neophyte to rise and face East.
Hiero:
Faces East,.
All together say saluting.

Holy art Thou, Lord of the Universe! Salute
Holy art Thou, Whom Nature hath not formed! Salute
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty One! Salute
Lord of the Light and of the Darkness! Salute

Hiero:
Nothing now remains but to partake together in silence of the Mystic Repast composed of the symbols of the Four Elements and to remember our pledge of secrecy.

All are seated.
Hiero:
Puts down his Scepter and returns the Banner of the East to its place. He goes to the West of the Altar
As Hierophant goes to West of altar all turn west
Hierophant west of altar facing East gives the saluting sign but not the sign of silence taking up rose says

Hiero:
I invite you to inhale with me the perfume of this Rose, as a symbol of air.

Smells Rose. To feel with me the warmth of this sacred Fire. Spreads his hands over it. To eat with me this Bread and Salt as types of Earth. Dips bread in Salt and eats. And finally to drink with me this Wine, the consecrated emblem of Elemental Water.

Makes a Cross with the Cup and drinks. Hierophant puts down the Cup between the Cross and Triangle. He comes East of the Altar from South and faces West.

Hiero:
Replies with the sign of Silence
Hiero:
Returns to place on dais

(If no chiefs on dais go to outer order officers)

Then the chiefs on dais follow in order of seniority Praemonstrator, Cancellarius, Imperator and past Hierophant. From East to North West of altar to West of altar, after drinking returns cup to altar and goes South returning to his/her place on dais.

Officers:
Move to the west of the altar, Officers partake in the following order: Hiereus, Hegemon, Stolistes, Dadouchos. Sentinel, Makes a Cross, with cup and drinks, and returns the cup to the altar. Then passes by West and South and returns to their places.

Inner Members partake in order of seniority of admission. The Order of procedure for Outer members is Philosophus, Practicus, Theoricus, Zelator, Neophyte.
Heg:
Directs neophyte to west of the altar and returns to place.
Neophytes:
Makes a cross, Takes cup and drinks, and returns the cup to the altar. Then passes by West and south to the east of the altar.
Kerux:
When the last Neophyte stands East of the Altar, Kerux comes to the West, exchanges the Signs and partakes.
Heg:
Hegemon directs Neophyte to return to his place as soon as Kerux takes the Cup.
Kerux:
On receiving the Cup, drains it, inverts it, and says:

Kerux:
It is finished! (Kerux replaces the Cup and returns to his place.)

All rise

Hiero:
(Knocks) TETELESTAI!

Hiereus:
(Knocks)

Heg:
(Knocks)

Hiero:
(Knocks) KHABS.

Hiereus:
(Knocks) AM.

Heg:
(Knocks) PEKHT.

Hiereus:
(Knocks) KONX .

Heg:
(Knocks) OM.

Hiero:
(Knocks) PAX.

Heg:
(Knocks) LIGHT.

Hiero:
(Knocks) IN.

Hiereus:
(Knocks) EXTENSION.

All make the Signs towards the Altar.

Hiero:
May what we have partaken maintain us in our search for the QUINTESSENCE, the Stone of the Philosophers. True Wisdom, Perfect Happiness, the SUMMUM BONUM.

Officers remain in the Temple while the new Neophyte is led out by Kerux.

2006-11-11T13:51:00.000-08:00

Weather for Portland, OR

48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: S at 8 mph
Humidity: 82%

Sat

51° 42°

10 SETTING THE PACE
FORECAST
It is possible to tread heavily in
a dangerous situation and still have
success.
A pleasant disposition can disarm
even the most intractable people.

Card 1: "The Three of Disks"

Card:

The Three of Disks: Works. Business, paid employment. Commercial transactions. Working and constructive force, building up, erection, creation, realization, and increase of material things, gain in commercial transactions, rank, increase in substance, influence, cleverness in business, selfishness, commencement of matter to be established later. Narrow and prejudiced, keen in matter of gain. Sometimes given to seeking after the impossible.

http://www.zodiacal.com/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?astrolog%20-R%20-Xr%20-w%20-Xb%20_s%20-c%200%20qb%2011%2011%202006%2013:47%200%20+8%20123:00W%2045:00N%20-Xo%201163281691.bmp

Emphasis on initiated silence today. no way to transmit anyway.

no fucking motive. JUP/nSAT SAT/nJUP balancing act.

November 4th

2006-11-04T16:32:00.000-08:00

11/4/2006 4:25 pm Midland Public Library Portland Oregon

Light Rain
Wind: S at 12 mph
Humidity: 72%

Sat

60° 49°

2 OPEN MINDED
FORECAST
The task is not to lead but to be
guided forward, receptive to the
influences of the times.
Meditation in solitude brings
good fortune.

http://www.zodiacal.com/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?astrolog%20-R%20-Xr%20-w%20-Xb%20_s%20-c%200%20qb%2011%204%202006%2016:00%200%20+8%20123:00W%2043:00N%20-Xo%201162686613.bmp

Card 1: "The Eight of Cups"

Card:

The Eight of Cups: Indolence. Success abandoned. Decline of interest in anything. Temporary success, but without further result. Things thrown aside as soon as gained. No lasting even in the matter at hand. Indolence in success. Journeying from place to place. Misery and repining without cause. Seeking after riches.

Position:

More sensless Scorpio chaos
it goes with the season... need secret rite 5 times a day

AA Diary

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1st degree GD!

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The I Ching:

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Uji

Uji

The Time-Being

Oh yeah....My "clue"..

Card 1: "The Four of Disks"

Card:

Position:

So long and thanks for all the fish......

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Akasha's Two-Handed Totemic Narratives

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Quantum Mechanics

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GLOSSARYANATTA

GLOSSARYANATTA

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58 ECSTATICFORECASTThrough the heart and a joyous approachone gathers the allegiance of helpers.

58 ECSTATIC
FORECAST
Through the heart and a joyous approach
one gathers the allegiance of helpers.

VISUALIZATION
Through joyous interaction comes the
revitalizing pursuit of knowledge
and application of Truth in ones life.
One should avoid the limitations of the
completely self-taught.

10 SETTING THE PACE
FORECAST
It is possible to tread heavily in
a dangerous situation and still have
success.
A pleasant disposition can disarm
even the most intractable people.

2 OPEN MINDED
FORECAST
The task is not to lead but to be
guided forward, receptive to the
influences of the times.
Meditation in solitude brings
good fortune.